Will OSU, Penn State defenses live up to the hype?
Posted by GameSetMatch on November 5th, 2009
The conventional wisdom says that Ohio State’s football game against Penn State on Saturday will be a battle of defenses.
So, are the people saying that insightful observers or just masters of the obvious? Even the players involved aren’t sure.
The evidence is pretty strong in favor of a game dominated by defense.
Penn State ranks No. 1 in the country in scoring defense at 9.3 points a game and Ohio State is No. 6 at 11.7 The Nittany Lions are fifth nationally in total defense and OSU is sixth.
Last year, Penn State won 13-6 in Columbus in a game where field goals outnumbered touchdowns four to one.
“It could be a defensive struggle but you never know how a game is going to turn out,” Ohio State linebacker Ross Homan said earlier this week. “You always want the goose egg, zero points. But whatever happens, we have to outplay the other team’s defense.”
Click here to read the full article – By Jim Naveau of Lima News
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